Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-10
Levy COURT.


County Treasurer Hferbsrt's Report
ON Taxes Overdue--1h Inc C0url I'm
Caucus for Election of Oticers.
Levy Court convened Tuesday morning
at 10 q. m, /. N. Grubb presiding. The
roll of asseasolB was proceeded with.
Assessors present were F A McCloskty.
E. Higgins, II. Il. Kyle, and Thomas Rob
inson. The other assessors have been
discharged, their lists having been ex-
amined and passed upon, the remaining
hundreds of Wilmington and Brandywine
being under consideration now.
A resolution was offered by g. O. Roth
well that John II. Rodney, the attorney
of the levy court, be and Ia instructed to
enter satisfaction on the official bond of
b. II. O. Rothwell collector of Blackbird
hundred for the year 1885," b. r. @.
Rothwell has settled with the road com.
missioners for the term of 1885, So. 800,
and with the school districts of Blackbird
hundred for rome time.
County Treasurer Herbert handed in a
report OF amounts due by different col
iectors Of taxes for the several hundreds
of New Castle county for county, poor
and dog taxes for the year 1886 The
report is as follows: William Wilson, col
lector of Brandywine hundred, $5, 1893. 10;
Patrick Neary, northern district OF Viii.
mington, 1923, 052.40; John T. Dickey,
southern district OF Wilmington, $685..
903. 40; Thomas J. Hanley, Chris'iana,
81. 620 IS; Lewis Derrickson, Mill Greek,
g., 771.22; Andrew j. Mote, White Clay
Greek, SO ,616.31; j. b. Lefevre, Jr., PEN
cader, $4, 6S6 SO; j. B. Mccoy, New
Castle, 1886. As; George N. Bright, Red
Lion, SO, 1877 66; Purnal j. Lynch, st.
Georges, $16, 997.54 f. T. Berry, Apo
quinimink, IS, 086.62, and B. r. @ Roth
well, Blackbird, $2,440.23. The negro
school tax is not included in the above.
In reply to the remark of Chairman
Grubb that he was under the impre saion
that Brandywine hundred had paid its
railroad tax, ex. County Treasurer Herbert
replied, .tthey paid it with due bill"
All railroad taxes are paid but tliat of
Brandywine hundred upon which some
thing between $500 and 1900 are Qua. In
closing, Mr.. Herbert stated that hut half
the county taxes are paid as may be in
ferred from the account just read AT IL
a. M, levy court adjourned to $50 p. m.
Doors were closed and the mem
berB went into caucus for election of levy
court officers, &c.
At Tuesday afternoons session of the
was held with the following result
County Treasurer, Edward Haman; At
torney for the Levy Court, John II. Rod
ney, Esq; Collectors, Brandywine hum
dred Thomas q. Bird; Northern district
Of Wilmington, Patrick Neary; Southern
district, John I. Dickey; Mill Greek hum
dred, James I. Richardson; New Castle,
Robert Wadsley; Red Lion, Benjamin W.
Dunlap; st. Georges, William M. Yande-
grift; Duval Gibbs; Black
bird, B. F. @. Rothwell. Trustees of the
Poor, Wilmington, Milton Lackey and
DIR. Howard ogle; Red Lion hundred,
James Garman; New Castle, Gardiner L.
Jemison; Court house employees Jani-
tor, William Fleming; Night Watehman,
John M. Enos; Fireman, James O'Don-
nell Clock Regulator, j. Hamilton
Ayers. All the above officials received
the full vote of the court except the Will
mington trustees of the poor, who re-
ceiyed eight votes each, Daniel Farra and
James Bradford receiving one each. and
the others voting blank or sustaining from
balloting.
AT yesterdays session of the court
the attorney was instructed to enter salts
action on the bond of ]. r. Lefevre, Jr.,
collector of taxes of Pencader hundred
for 1885.
On motion of Mr.. Hickman, COM
mittee was appointed on the new bridge
over the Brandywine Mt Market street.
The chair named Messrs hickman, Toy,
McOracken, Morrison and Grubb.
Satisfaction was directed be entered on
the bond of Morris Wilson collector of
Christiapa hundred, for 1875 and rs.